SOLUTION: A cylindrical drum has a diameter of 3 yards and a volume of 65 cubic yards. What is the height of the drum? (Hint: Use V = пr2h)

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Question 263398: A cylindrical drum has a diameter of 3 yards and a volume of 65 cubic yards. What is the height of the drum? (Hint: Use V = пr2h)
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using our volume formula as
V+=+pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah
and our given information, we get
65+=+pi%2A1.5%5E2%2Ah
notice I didn't use 3. D = 3, so r = 1.5
65+=+2.25%2Api%2Ah
by division, we get
h+=+9.1956 yrds